Device for measuring angles and other dimensions



Dec. 12, 1950 w. J. KING 2,533,890

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DEVICE FOR MEASURING ANGLES AND OTHER DIMENSIONS Filed May 31 1946 2 Shegts-Sheet 2 I Ul a 9 4 ill \3 56 Patented Dec. 12, 1950 UNITED DEVICE Foe MEASURING ANGLES AND o'rrnza DIMENSIONS William John King, Brighton, England Application May 31, 1946, Serial No. 673,435 In Great Britain May 11, 1945 2 Claims. (Cl. 33174) The subject of the present invention is a pre-' cision measuring device for obtaining accurate setting of faces at an angle without the necessity for block gauges, for measuring inside and out ide diameters, for measurement from flat to concave surfaces, for making measurements between flat surfaces, and for other purposes.

The device of the invention comprises a pair of discs or cylinders each provided with a diametral slot by which they may be slid along a bar to allow the distance between the centres of the discs or cylinders to be set to any desired dimension with means for clamping them to the bar in any adiusted position. The discs or cylinders are suitablv also provided on the face opposite the slotted face with centre pegs which are a push fit in bores in the discs whereby the distance apart of the centres of the discs may conveniently be set to rule dimensions.

In practice a plurality of discs of different known di meters but similar in other respects will be provided in order to provide different ranges of measurement and bars of different length will be provided for convenience in use. Work locating stops may also be provided to facilitate the setting u or inspection of ident cal work pieces. A second bar or a parallel may also be provided for use when the angle included between tangents to the spaced discs is to be used, and the angle is such that the distance between the discs is greater than the length of the work piece.

In setting the face of a work piece at an angle to a surface plate with the device a pair of discs of known and uneoual diamet rs is u ed and they are Set at a di tance apart on the bar corresponding to the fi ure obtained by multiplying the difference of the radii of the two discs by the cosecant of one half the desired included angle between the common tangents to the two discs, which figures are rovided in tables su plied w th the measuring device or can be obtained from trigonometrical tables. The device is placed on the surface plate and the article to be measured or set at the desired angle is placed in contact with the bar joining the two discs. If twice the angle is to be used the article may be placed in contact with the two discs or on a second bar or parallel contacting the two discs.

The invention is illustrated in the accom anying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device placed on a surface plate with a second bar ,or parallel contacting the discs while Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device but showing a work stop in position on the bar and omitting the second bar or parallel. Fig. 3 is a side elevation illustrating how a large angle is obtained by using a small disc in conjunction with a large disc and with a short distance between the centres of the discs. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4x4x of Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 a section at right angles thereto showing one form of clamping means for clamping the disc to the bar while Fig. 6 is a side elevation and Fig. '7 a plan showing how the device is used for determining the dimensions of an internal bore. Fig. 8 is a section through a disc showing another form of clamping means.

Referring to the drawings, the improved measuring device comprises a pair of discs or cylinders l, 2 of uneoual but known diameters slotted diametrally at 3 (Figs. 3 and 8) so as to be a sliding fit on a bar 4 which may be suitably graduated according to tables of calculations. Alternatively, a special rule may be provided graduated in degrees and minutes to agree with given pairs of discs. In th form of clamping means shown in Figs. 1 to '7 the discs are adapted to be locked in adjusted position on the bar 4 by means of a clamping plate 5 secured to the discs by cheese head or socket head screws 5a (Figs. 4 and 5) passing freely through the disc and holding the clamping plate 5 to the disc, clamping being effected by a single thumb screw 51) screwing into the disc and engaging a metal pad guided and retained by pins 5d and adapted to press on the bar In the form shown in Fig. 8 the discs I, 2 are adapted to be locked in adjusted position on the bar 4 by means of a clamping plate 5 clamped in posit on by means of screws 6 passing through the clamping plate and into the disc these screws as shown being provided with a tommy bar.

The discs I, 2 are shown as provided on the face remote from the slotted face with a central bore I in which are push fit pegs 8 having a portion of larger diameter machined to leave an exposed quadrant 9, the quadrants serving as guides in obtaining the centres of the discs for setting them to rul dimensions. Each tool will comprise a set of discs of different but known diameters the smallest disc being used with any of the others.

In the application shown in Figs. 1 to 3 the tool is placed on the surface plate H1 or the like with the discs set apart so that the bar 4 will be at an angle of 1 to the surface plate. The bar therefore forms a surface on which a work piece can be set at an angle of 1 to the surface plate. A second bar or parallel ll contacting the two discs I, 2 will be at an angle of 2 to the surface plate and forms therefore a surface on which a work piece can be set at 2 to the surface table.

It will be appreciated that by moving the larger disc along the bar different angles of the bar to the surface plate are provided and determined.

In Fig. 2 a work stop I2 is shown in position on the bar 4.

If R is the radius of the larger disc and 1' that of the smaller it can be shown that the cosecant of the angle of the bar to the surface plateisthe distance-between centres multiplied by which is a constant. The included angle of; common tangents to the discs is twice that of the bar 4 to the base.

As an example to set the tool therefore at an included angle of 10 divide 10 by 2 thus obtain ing 5 as the angle of the bar 4 to the base or surface plate. Using discs of .800" and 1.300! diameter it is found that the constant obtained irom. the, range, tables is 4. The cosecant of 5 being 11.4.7377. the centre distance required is. 2,36%".

if block gau s r used. t is ne ssarysu tract the sum of the two. radii of the discs from 2.8.68 and build. p. the. gauges to t s va The. biock aueeashould b set. on h r at i h an l s, to. the diametr sl t. in t e di I f amicrometer is being used, the sum of the two! radii (1.050) is added to. 2.86841 and the micrometer set. to. this figure (3.91 84"). One of the discs on thebar is locked and the other slid, alone until it. mak s. ont c t t e mete pindle. 0. blocke ue s a he ca m Th n the, 01 amps. ar tight ne and h o is r dy i 1 use.

imilarly, t e. tool can be. s t. t a given taper per foot by use or appr p ia tabl s- In Fig, 3 the, larger disc 2. is shown as periorated for the, sake of lightness.

In Figs... 6 and '7. is shown h he am e at a. r ce sv or bore '3 i a work piece 4 m measured. As show a conveni nt se f. discs.

ismcu ited on t e. bar 4 and e is c e h other s slid along the bar 4 in the bore or recess until it. is found by trial, as in the case of a Vernier caliper, that the full diameter has been found. This. is. hen. locked in PQsitiQ a check taken, and the dimension transferred to the micrometer. It may also be. obtained by building up. block gauges between the discs, and addin the two diameters. The device is similarly used to obtain the dimensions of slots and to oheck their parallelism.

It will be appreciated that the device may be used for obtaining the diameter of a spigot or the distance from a bore to an edge and for other purposes.

or insta c to b ain h c ntr d tanc of tw bores, t e disc are pl ce in Co ta with h adjacent Walls of the two bores and the dimension measured. If the diameters of the two bores are known the centre distance can be readily calculated. If not a second reading with the discs in contact with the remote edges of the bores can be taken and the two readings divided by 2 giving the centre distance.

I claim:

1. A precision measuring device comprising a pair of measuring cylinders of known diameter the peripheral surfaces of which are adapted to engage the work piece in a measuring operation, each of said cylinders having a diametral slot, a straight bar fitted in the slots of the cylinders and along which the cylinders are adapted to be slid for engaging the work piece, a clamping means for clamping the cylinders in position on the bar for effecting a measuring operation. on; the work piece, and a quadrant block projecting from the face of each cylinder with its axialedgecoincident with theaxis of the cylinder, said quadrant blocks being on the same side of; the device whereby. the distance between the, centers of the cylinders may, be readilydeter-. m n d.

2 A precision cosecant measuring device for measuring angles with respect to; a Work piece comprising a pair of measuring cylinders. of unequal known diameter the peripheral surfaces of which are adapted to. engage the work piece in a measuring operation, each of said. cylinders, a n a diametral slot, a straight bar fitted in the slots of the cylinders and along which the cylinders are, adapted to be slid for engaging the work piece, a clamping means. for clamping the cylinders. in position on the bar for efiecting a measuring operation on the work piece, and a quadrant block projecting from the face of each cylinder with its axial edge coincident with the axis, of the cylinder, said quadrant, blocks, being on the. same side of the device whereby the, dis-. tance between the centers at the cylinders may be readily determined.

WILLIAM J OI-IN REFERENCES CITED The, following references are ofrecord in the f le of this. patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES American Machinist, page 801, May- 21, I931. 

